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Boyd Morgan Smith
Nov 13, 2009
Boyd Morgan Smith, 90, of Traverse City, Mich., formerly of Royal Oak, Mich. and Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Born July 30, 1919, in Ripley County, he was the son of the late James R. and Jennie (Carmen) Smith. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. On October 30, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, he married the...
Eugene Lavanue Hunter
Nov 10, 2009
Eugene Lavanue Hunter, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Hunter was born Feb. 19, 1935 in the Morocco community of Butler County to Joe and Odell Hunter. He was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, and had retired 1984 as a fuel truck driver for Missouri Pacific Railroad. Mr. Hunter...
Myrtle P. Grobe
Nov 8, 2009
Myrtle P. Grobe, 94, of Memphis, Tenn. formerly of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at the Signature Health Care and Rehab Center in Memphis. Mrs. Grobe was born Oct. 7, 1915 in Datto, Ark. For many years she was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff where she served as secretary for the...
Dorothy Jurls
Nov 6, 2009
Dorothy Nell Jurls, 87, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center. Mrs. Jurls was born May 14, 1922 in Central City, Kentucky. She was retired from Florsheim Shoe Factory and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. On Sept. 23, 1939 she married Paul Raymond Jurls and he preceded her in...
Owen E. Porter
Nov 4, 2009
Owen E. ""Gene"" Porter, 88, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at his residence after a prolonged battle with cancer. Mr. Porter was born July 18, 1921 in Campbell, Mo. He was a member of the Tanner Street Church of Sikeston, and had retired as a salesman from Crenshaw Distributing Co. Mr. Porter enjoyed fishing, billiards and...
Lucille J. Tripp
Nov 4, 2009
Lucille Justin Tripp, 89, of Columbia formerly of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 at The Bluff Care Center in Columbia. Mrs. Tripp was born Oct. 8, 1920 in St. Louis. She was of the Methodist faith, and was a retired cosmetologist. Mrs. Tripp was a member of the Eastern Star and Better Garden Club. On Aug. 6,...
Harrison L. Spear
Nov 2, 2009
Harrison Lafayette Spear, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Spear was born Aug. 3, 1922 in Puxico. He was of the Baptist faith, and had retired as a truck driver. Mr. Spear also had worked at the Mobil Oil Co. as well as Parker Tire Co., and was a...
Sue Lena Hicks
Oct 29, 2009
Sue Lena Hicks, 80 of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at The Manor in Poplar Bluff. Ms. Hicks was born Dec. 3, 1928 in Baltimore, MD. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a homemaker. Ms. Hicks enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and watching soap operas. Survivors include three children: Deborah Whitmer...
Carolyn K. Greer
Oct 28, 2009
Carolyn Kay ""Casey"" Greer, 65, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Ms. Greer was born July 5, 1944 in Port Huron, Mich. She was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, and was a homemaker. Ms. Greer previously taught Spanish as well as computer classes at the Twin Towers. She...
Gelene Powell
Oct 26, 2009
Gelene Powell, 74, of Naylor died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Powell was born Dec. 9, 1934 in Grassy, Mo. She was an active member of Bays Spring Baptist Church, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Powell previously worked at McNeely's Shoe Store as well as Uncle Joe's Discount Store. She enjoyed spending time with her family...
Jerry Allen Anspach
Oct 25, 2009
Jerry Allen Anspach, 72, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Anspach was born Dec. 8, 1936 in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1954, and as a youth was an avid softball player. Mr. Anspach was of the Protestant faith, and was a former member of...
Thelma Casinger
Oct 24, 2009
Thelma G. Casinger, 89, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, October 24, 2009 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Casinger was born October 17, 1920 in Neelyville. She had worked in earlier years at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Housekeeping and later at the Noel Factory; and also helped her husband on their farm. She was a member...
Frances A. Smith
Oct 23, 2009
Frances A. Smith, 86, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of the Lone Hill area, died Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Mark Twain Caring Center. Mrs. Smith was born March 21, 1923 at Potosi and was a homemaker. She was a long time member of the Morgan Corner Pentecostal Church and enjoyed reading her Bible. Her hobbies included playing dominoes,...
Mavis A. Mcdaniel
Oct 22, 2009
Mavis Arlene McDaniel, 92, of Senath, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Mrs. McDaniel was born Oct. 14, 1917 in Gideon, and was a homemaker. Survivors include four children: Harold McDaniel of Poplar Bluff, Robert W. McDaniel of Alton, Ill., Gerald McDaniel of Fairdealing and Patty Windeknecht of Knoxville,...
Lucretia Mae Duckett
Oct 21, 2009
Lucretia Mae Duckett, 77, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at Cedargate Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Duckett was born Jan. 16, 1932 in Hendrickson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, and was a homemaker. Mrs. Duckett enjoyed singing in the senior choir at church, sewing and canning. On Sept....
Mary Ann Johnson
Oct 19, 2009
Mary Ann Johnson, 87, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was born Aug. 26, 1922 in Tupelo, Miss. In 1963 she moved her family to Poplar Bluff to the Morocco community. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church at Broseley where she served as church treasurer and...
Caron Shelton
Oct 19, 2009
Caron Gene Shelton, 54, of Poplar Bluff died Monday, October 19, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Shelton was born August 23, 1955 in Sullivan, Mo. She was a homemaker and a member of the Fellowship General Baptist Church and was very fond of animals. On August 24, 1979 she was married to Keith Shelton. He survives. Also surviving are...
Cecil Douglas Price
Oct 13, 2009
Cecil Douglas Price, 74, of Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Price was born April 1, 1935 in Little Rock, Ark., and moved with his family to Poplar Bluff when he was about 12 years of age. He spent 50 years in the family lumber business, Tom's Lumber Yard located on old Hwy 60...
James Eddie Browning
Oct 12, 2009
James Eddie ""Jim"" Browning, 83, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Browning was born Aug. 29, 1926 in Taff, Mo. He was of the Baptist faith, and had owned and operated J. E. Browning Auto Salvage in Poplar Bluff for 42 years. Mr. Browning was a...
Mildred Porter
Oct 11, 2009
Mildred Porter, 84, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2009 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Porter was born April 9, 1925 in Jacksonville, Fla. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dexter, and had retired from Burch Vending Co. Mrs. Porter enjoyed caring for her family, flower gardening, quilting and making arts and...
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